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The care about bereaved in Czech hospices.

Authors: Macková Marie

Year: 2013

Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Page from-to: nestránkováno

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Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	The care about bereaved in Czech hospices.	Introduction: Hospices provide paliative care for terminally ill. Palliative care also includes care about bereaved. The papers deals with forms of support to family members, whose loved one died in the hospice. Aims: The purpose of the study was to describe the opinions of bereaved on the services provided by hospice for family member after the death of their loved one. Further are examined factors affecting contacts bereaved with members of the hospice team and their participation on the memorial programs for bereaved. Methods: Data were collected using a questionnaire of our own construction. The research sample consisted of 412 bereaved whose loved one died in hospices at least one year ago. Data were analyse using quantitative methods. Results: For selected socio-demographic factors were not found impact on meeting bereaved with members of hospice team. Participation of bereaved on memorial programs depends on the previous sharing hospice room by family members with loved one (p=0,001) and also depends on faith of bereaved (p=0,000). Length of stay in hospice or distance between hospice and bereaved residence do not affect participation of bereaved on memorial programs. All bereved were satisfied with hospice support of bereaved. Conclusion: Czech hospices offer support for bereaved shortly after death, prayer service for the death and memorial programs. Systematic support through individual counseling for bereaved is not currently by Czech hospice offered.	The; care; about; bereaved; Czech; hospices.